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Picture Bru - classy front-rower. (Getty Images)

YANNICK BRU

Born: 22.05.73
Height: 5ft 11in
Weight: 15st
Position: Hooker
Club: Toulouse
Caps: 8
Points: 0

After some impressive performances for Toulouse in the front row, Bru was finally called up to the French squad in the autumn of 2001 and made his debut against Australia.

Widely regarded as one of the finest front-row players in French rugby, Bru has impressed many a judge with his fitness and all-round ball play.

However, Bru's finest quality is his throwing.

As retention from set-pieces becomes all the more important in modern rugby, Bru can be relied on to deliver an inch-perfect delivery at a lineout.

Bru made his international debut at the relatively old age of 29 and the presence of Raphael Ibanez has limited him to just eight caps, but the Toulouse man is a classy alternative.




Team Sections
Pool B Standings
France 20
Scotland 14
Fiji 10
USA 6
Japan 0
France Fixtures
61-18 v Fiji
51-29 v Japan
51-9 v Scotland
41-14 v USA
43-21 v Ireland
7-24 v England
13-40 v New Zealand
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Serge Betsen
Olivier Brouzet
Yannick Bru
Nicolas Brusque
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Jean-Jacques Crenca
Christophe Dominici
Pepito Elhorga
Fabien Galthie (c)
Xavier Garbajosa
Imanol Harinordoquy
Raphael Ibanez
Yannick Jauzion
Christian Labit
Brian Liebenberg
Olivier Magne
Sylvain Marconnet
Tony Marsh
Gerald Merceron
Frederic Michalak
Olivier Milloud
Fabien Pelous
Clement Poitrenaud
Jean-Baptiste Poux
Aurelien Rougerie
Patrick Tabacco
Jerome Thion
Damien Traille
Dimitri Yachvili
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